A bill of lading includes following details

☛ Name and complete address of shippers and receivers

☛ Special account numbers or PO used between business for order tracking

☛ Instruction for the carrier for secure delivery

☛ Date of the shipment

☛ Number of shipping units

☛ Types of packaging that includes cartons, pallets, skids and drums

☛ Description about the shipped items (common name & material of manufacture)

☛ Declared value of the goods being shipped

☛ Note included if there is any hazardous substance in it

☛ Exact weight of the shipments – for multiple commodities, weight for each commodity is mentioned separately

☛ Freight classification of the items shipped, according to NMFC (National Motor freight classification)